According to this view, external objects that play a reliable role in our thinking—such as a notebook, a calculator, or even a smartphone—can become part of our cognitive system. The boundaries of the mind, in other words, do not stop at the skin or skull; they can stretch outward into the world around us.

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Well we are fucked then aren't we? If ai is blended into our consciousness by virtue of the fact we interact with it then its capacity to manipulate our perspective of reality is I would argue 'insurmountable'.

"Don't look it in the eyes" being perhaps our only defence.

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